Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:38:27 12/09/03
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On December 08, 2003 at 19:07:09, Slater Wold wrote: >On December 08, 2003 at 16:25:49, Eugene Nalimov wrote: > >>On December 08, 2003 at 14:32:15, Aaron Gordon wrote: >> >>>On December 08, 2003 at 13:08:41, Slater Wold wrote: >>> >>>>On December 08, 2003 at 12:55:36, Leen Ammeraal wrote: >>>> >>>>>I saw the Athlon 64 based >>>>>"PC Vobis Power 64 3200+ XD" (euro 1299). >>>>> >>>>>How does this compare with an Intel P4 3.2 EE ? >>>>>Which would you prefer for chess? >>>>>Leen >>>> >>>>According to http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/CCAM/a64fx_51_launch.shtml, the >>>>3.2EE would be faster. >>> >>>Shame they only tested (except for UT2k3) applications where the P4 does decent. >>>As I said in a previous post.. where is DVD2AVI (where an Athlon does best for >>>Mpeg encoding). It is much faster than XMpeg for me (on my XP). Also, in Povray >>>(a renderer a normal person would use, rather than drop $4000 for one of the >>>ones they use to test) the Athlon is a good 50%+ faster than the P4. In 64bit >>>mode it is something like 3 times faster. The Athlon FX is even faster than the >>>XP. Expecially for chess, which I believe what he was asking about in the first >>>place. >> >>Guess which system is the fastest for Povray? >> >>http://www.haveland.com/index.htm?povbench/index.php >> >>:-) >> >>Thanks, >>Eugene > >Holy..and that's the 1.0Ghz I2. A sadly, a 1.4GHz I2 is only $500 more than a >3.2EE. :/ > >Man, that 1.0Ghz I2 is smoking... I've said that before. It is _not_ a bad processor. It's main problem is that it is way "different". Opteron is X86 instruction set on steroids. Itanium is X86 instruction set on LSD. :)
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